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Crime · Sittingbourne
Reported crime in Sittingbourne
6,153 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 103 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
6,153
Rate / 1,000
103
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,999 | 32% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,479 | 24% |
| Shoplifting | 696 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 521 | 8% |
| Other theft | 377 | 6% |
| Vehicle crime | 246 | 4% |
| Public order | 223 | 4% |
| Other crime | 170 | 3% |
| Drugs | 148 | 2% |
| Burglary | 124 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 68 | 1% |
| Robbery | 51 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 34 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 17 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 160 | 135 | 177 | 171 | 166 | 175 | 163 | 164 | 151 | 184 | 180 | 173 | 1999 |
| Anti social behaviour | 100 | 82 | 92 | 109 | 113 | 133 | 104 | 123 | 146 | 153 | 140 | 184 | 1479 |
| Shoplifting | 40 | 39 | 55 | 42 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 71 | 84 | 48 | 59 | 83 | 696 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 | 57 | 46 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 39 | 521 |
| Other theft | 21 | 24 | 47 | 32 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 377 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 246 |
| Public order | 13 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 223 |
| Other crime | 16 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 170 |
| Drugs | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 148 |
| Burglary | 9 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 124 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 68 |
| Robbery | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 51 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Total | 442 | 421 | 516 | 480 | 530 | 507 | 466 | 519 | 531 | 547 | 576 | 618 | 6153 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Sittingbourne, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 59,983.